University of Missouri-Columbia Top Questions

The academic advising is unorganized and inexperienced. There are only a few per department that really know what they are doing, but there are too many students to handle which means new advisors are always being hired and they continue to switch yours around instead of keeping you with the same person who knows your class history and preferences. Also, they say that only 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the campus is Greek but it honestly feels like much more than that. It's constantly in your face.

The overall tuition cost seems to hit me harder than most anything. Even with my FASFA package, good grades throughout high school, and grants, I'm struggling to pay my expenses. The facilities, food, campus, professors, and classes do not stress me out nearly as much as my money situation.

Though it is hard to pick out something about my school that I don't like, I would have to say that I dislike the walking distances to get to and from classes to dorms. On a map, a prospective student cannot really tell how far away everything is from the dorms but on campus some of the classrooms can be a fifteen minute walk from the dorms. It can be quite tiring, especially in one-hundred degree weather or two feet of snow.

The worst thing about my school is that it is a PWI, although there is some diversity its just not as much as i hoped.

its very big so its easy to get lost.

I think that the worst thing about this school would be the attitudes of the incoming freshmen. Unfortunately, many freshmen come to Mizzou because they want to tailgate and party. Of course, this means they neglect their schoolwork and end up flunking out. Mizzou has done a lot to try and keep this from happening to their students but ultimately, it is up to the students to acheive.

There is a very large greek community on our campus, which is not bad in itself. I have heard people upset by how large it is and frustrated because they do not want to join the greek community, but do not really know where they fit in yet. I'm not greek and am still friends with a lot of greek people. I think it's all about finding what you love and giving it your all through on-campus clubs and organizations, community sports, or friends in your field of study.

I think the worst thing about my school is the diversity of it. There isn't a lot of diversity on campus in my opinion, even though sometimes it may be said that there is. Being a transfer student and minority, I also don't think that they provide enough financial aid their students, even though the school says that they provide need based financial aid, which ultimately turns out to be loans in my situation.

The reputation I have heard through word of mouth before I decided to come here. It is a school with much better academics than I heard before, and has any and all facilities I would really need or want.

The worst thing about my school is the large general education classes that many stuggle with. It's harder to connect with these professors due to the large class size and sometimes there are multiple teachers for different sections of the class so not everyone gets exactly the same thing. However, these classes normally have very smart TAs; however some of them don't speak English too well, and it can be hard to understand them. It's best to be patient and ask lots of questions and if that doesn't help seek the Student Success Center.

I would have to say that the size can be slightly overwhelming at first. The University of Missouri is a large school with a large student body. However, with size comes more opportunity. There are more people to meet and more clubs to join. The hard part can be finding out where you fit in.

The town of Columbia is not the most exciting town, and there is a lot of pressure to party, which I'm sure happens at most colleges. But academically the worst thing is the large class sizes in the beginning, you lose a lot of individual attention and become just a number. One out of three hundred in a psychology class does make a difference compared to one out of thirty in a Socal Work class. Most gen eds are held in lecture halls.

If you apply to Mizzou and you are not a Missouri resident, expect a significant difference in cost.

The worst thing about my school is the seperation amongst races. Yes, Mizzou has made a great effort to diversify our campus. but most people still prefer to hang out with people of their race. There are some who break these boundaries, but not enough. We claim to be, "One Mizzou", but I wish it were more true.

It is truly hard for me to find something about my school that I do not like. But honestly, the worst thing about my school is probably the price. I knew that it would be expensive going to a state school, but in retrospect I truly had no idea. But it is my dream school, and I honestly could not see myself anywhere else. I love Mizzou.

The off-campus living. It's extremely bittersweet. I love that mizzou has college-friendly housing that are furnished and often times include utilities with the bill but it's a little expensive to someone who doesn't come from a wealthy or upper-middleclass family. I struggle trying to pay rent sometimes.

Although every school has room for improvement, I do no consider any thing bad at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The university has great opportunities and is an all together well rounded school.

After pondering what could possibly be wrong with the University of Missouri-Columbia, the only thing that I could think of was the tuition. I am a firm believer that education should be free, or at least not so expensive that students cannot attend the school of their dreams even after being accepted simply because they cannot afford it. Therefore, the worst thing about my school is the price one must pay to get the education of their dreams.

I would consider partying the worst part about my school because I am not very interested in partying, but it's difficult to find like minded people.

I think some fields - mainly engineering - dont give you the same experience as colleges specifically for engineering students. This school has a great engineering program, but it funnels a lot of its money into research applications and its grad students.